Animal Welfare in "Dog Monday's Vigil"

In “Dog Monday’s Vigil,”, the author promotes animal welfare by focusing on the Blythe’s family comportments towards the affectionate dog. In fact, many actions are taken by the family to insure a safe and healthy space for the dog. “So they decided to let him alone, and Dr. Blythe arranged with the butcher near the station to feed him with bones and scraps” (Montgomery 636). As Montgomery describes, Jem’s family decides to take care of Dog Monday while he waits at the train station for years, and years, waiting for his owner to come back home. The narrator explains that an arrangement was…